IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR FLUIDIZED-BED SYSTEMS - A REVIEW

The application of tomographic and other imaging techniques to the inv estigation of fluidized beds is reviewed. A majority of the work in th e past has focused on the developing technology in radiation absorptio n imaging, but recent advances in electrical tomography are beginning to be exploited. The work on fluidized bed systems has shown that ther e are many other applications of tomographic techniques to process eng ineering, and that similarly extensive research and development should be encouraged.